• DIBABA COMPLETES DOUBLE AS SHE WINS 1500 METRE TITLE

    DIBABA COMPLETES DOUBLE AS SHE WINS 1500 METRE TITLE0

    DIBABA COMPLETES DOUBLE AS SHE WINS 1500 METRE TITLE   BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE BIRMINGHAM INDOOR ARENA   ETHIOPIAN SUPERSTAR Genzebe Dibaba, won the Women’s 1500m title to add to the 3000m she won on the opening day of the World Indoor Athletics Championships.  She won in 4mins 5.27 seconds further enhance her position

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  • AHOURE CREATES HISTORY AS SHE WINS GOLD AT THE WORLD INDOORS

    AHOURE CREATES HISTORY AS SHE WINS GOLD AT THE WORLD INDOORS0

      BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE BIRMINGHAM INDOOR ARENA   Ivorian Murielle Ahoure won gold in the 60metres final in 6.97 seconds, a personal best and became the first African Woman to win a gold medal in a major short sprint event either indoors or outdoors. Her compatriot Marie-Josee Talou was second in 7.05 seconds. 

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  • POCHETTINO HAPPY WITH WIN AT PALACE0

        BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT SELHURST PARK   Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1.   Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino was delighted they beat Crystal Palace to move into Fourth Place after they totally dominated a depleted Palace side missing 12 players due to injury.  He said:  “When you are involved in the game always

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  • HODGSON PRAISES MATCH WINNER BAKARY SAKO0

    HODGSON PRAISES MATCH WINNER BAKARY SAKO   BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT SELHURST PARK   Crystal Palace manager Roy Hogdson was full of praise for Bakary Sako who got the only goal in their narrow 1-0 win over Burnley that continued Palace’s move up the Premier League table and away to safety from relegation. Palace have

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  • KHAN FRUSTRATED AT MISSING OUT ON MAYWEATHER FIGHT

    KHAN FRUSTRATED AT MISSING OUT ON MAYWEATHER FIGHT0

            EXCLUSIVE: BY AYODELE ODUMADE     Former Unified Light –Welterweight Champion has expressed his disappointment at not fighting Floyd Mayweather, despite signing a new three fight deal with Eddie Hearn. Speaking to Mafisportsmedia when asked if he is back for good in the UK now he said:   “For sure I

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  • SUPER EAGLES TO PLAY ENGLAND AT WEMBLEY IN JUNE0

    SUPER EAGLES TO PLAY ENGLAND AT WEMBLEY IN JUNE   BY AYODELE ODUMADE   The Nigerian National team will play England in a friendly match at Wembley on June 2.  It would help to prepare England for their World Cup against Tunisia as another African team.  The Super Eagles are in a group with Iceland,

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